Alex Glass

Alex Glass is a composer and pianist from the Philadelphia area currently based in New York City. A composer since the age of seven, Alex has since developed a compositional style influenced by classical piano repertoire, jazz harmonic and melodic language, odd rhythms and meters, and innovative textures and timbres. Alex has had the opportunity to work with prestigious ensembles such as JACK Quartet, Argus Quartet, Ensemble Chartreuse, SPLICE Ensemble, Temple Composer’s Orchestra, and the Temple University New Music Ensemble, and he has received performances of numerous other chamber, vocal, electroacoustic, and solo piano works. Alex is also an active pianist and teacher who can be found performing jazz standards at venues around New York City or teaching piano and guitar to students of his studio in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Alex received his Bachelor’s degree in composition from Boyer College at Temple University, and he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in composition at the Mannes School of Music, where he studies with Timo Andres. Alex’s mission as a composer is to present music that is emotionally powerful, yet strives to never take itself too seriously.